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As a matter of fact, the Steelers have lost four straight games against the Patriots , a team they haven't beaten since 2011. His comments come on the same day that the Pittsburgh Penguins visited Steelers practice and brought the Stanley Cup - arguably the nicest piece of hardware in professional sports.

Unseeded Latvian Jelena Ostapenko will take on Timea Bacsinszky in Thursday's other semi, meaning there will be a first-time Grand Slam women's singles champion crowned in Paris . 3 Simona Halep . If Pliskova beats Halep she jumps to World number one ahead of Serena Williams and current World number one Angelique Kerber .

But Drouin is a guy who is under team control for a bit longer, and I think it shows you how much the Canadiens are looking for offense. Tampa Bay acquired the soon-to-be 19-year-old Sergachev from the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday (Friday, PHL time) in a trade that checks off one box on general manager Steve Yzerman's offseason checklist and could provide short- and long-term benefits.

Ostapenko, who had the Parisian crowd roaring her on, reeled off the last five games to claim the title and become the youngest first-time female grand slam champion since Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova won the 2004 US Open. She was born in Riga on June 8, 1997 - the same day Gustavo Kuerten won his first professional title by winning the French Open , the same feat Ostapenko has now achieved.

Hamilton is only second in the overall wins in Canada which is led by Michael Schumacher with 7 Championships. "They did such a great job of analysing what went wrong, all the points", he said. Hamilton pulled away cleanly at the start of the race and there was no catching up with him from there. "We came here and the car's back to where it should be".

Sunderland, meanwhile, have moved closer to appointing Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes their new manager after agreeing a compensation package with the Scottish club. "It's on the up and it looks very promising for the future, so credit to the gaffer", he said. Upon evaluating Leicester's last campaign, it's clear that Wes Morgan and Robert Huth weren't quite the force in defence that they had been in the 2015/16 season where Leicester ended the season as Champions.

But Sarfraz's 61 not out and Mohammad Amir's 28 not out saw Pakistan home with 31 balls to spare after they shared an unbroken eighth-wicket partnership of 75. "We win that time, we chased 300, so definitely our confidence is very high playing in Cardiff ", Sarfraz said after Monday's thrilling triumph. It was a major disappointment for England , who won all three group matches in their bid to claim a first global 50-over title and had beaten Pakistan in 12 of their last 14 one-day ...

They will now play the winners of today's game, most probably an epic India-Pakistan final is on the cards. They collapsed, however, on a sluggish pitch from 128 for two in sunny conditions which normally favour batsmen and the bowlers failed to fix the damage as Fakhar Zaman and Azhar Ali shared a stand of 118 to lead Pakistan to their target.

Milan have monitored established Serie A goalkeepers such as Neto, of Juventus , and Pepe Reina, of Napoli, as contigency options should an agreement to sell Donnarumma be struck this summer. The position was enough to book Europa League football, but under new Chinese owners, the Rossoneri are determined to return to the years of multiple titles and European success.

So it has been, I think, a ideal Roland Garros for me. It has been very special to me, and it's true that it is unprecedented. All I can do is work hard every day. Nadal's win moves his back to No. 2 in the rankings just 2,600 points from Andy Murray . " Wawrinka is a very unsafe opponent, so my mentality was that I can not give him the chance to be back on the match", he added.

A statement from the Washington County Sheriff's Office said its initial investigation shows the blimp may have experienced mechanical problems before the crash. "He said the blimp is not looking good", Snedeker said. There are no reports of any injuries on the ground. The blimp was not affiliated with the golf tournament.

The Warriors are headed to San Francisco, where they broke ground this year on a new arena slated to open in 2019. Residents of Oakland, which lost one of its other beloved teams, the Raiders , to Las Vegas, are still reeling from a police scandal and mourning a fatal warehouse fire.

Lacazette eye EPL moveMeanwhile, FC Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette has asserted that he is interested in a move to the English Premier League (EPL). Jose Mourinho's hunt for a flawless Manchester United No 9 is likely to be continued as the newly crowned European champions Real Madrid have reportedly rejected the multi-million dollar deal for their ace striker Alvaro Morata .

Matt Murray has given up eight goals in the last two games of the Stanley Cup Finals. Thursday night was a big night for the Nashville Predators as they take on the Penguins in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final. Rinne had been maybe the biggest reason for the Preds winning the previous two games. Over the first three rounds, he had seven goals in 19 games. He wrestled with P.K.

What did potential future stars like De'Aaron Fox, Jonathan Isaac and Jayson Tatum think of the role their fathers played in the development of their basketball skills and burgeoning pro careers? Instead of dissing Jordan, LaVar Ball might profitably read David Halberstam's exceptional book, Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made.

Fortunately the timing was ideal as Johnson - who missed the cut at the Memorial Tournament last time out - revealed he considered skipping the major. Johnson is scheduled to begin his title defense at 9:35 a.m. ET on the 10th tee, alongside Jordan Spieth and Martin Kaymer . Dustin , however, is going to have a very busy week! Twelve months ago, at Oakmont, Dustin Johnson triumphed despite being hit with a one-stroke penalty for a ball-moving infringement that has since led to that ...

In the sixth, Judge launched a mammoth shot to left-center field that was estimated at 495 feet, the longest homer in the majors this season, according to Statcast. They would need a four-game sweep in September to accomplish that. On April 28, 2017, he had his first multi-home run game against the Baltimore Orioles .

The Pittsburgh Penguins' Stanley Cup victory parade and rally drew an estimated 650,000 people downtown. It's expected they may get more fans this year at their parade , which starts at 11 a.m. When goalie Matt Murray limped off the ice in the middle of warm-ups before the Penguins playoff opener two months ago, he didn't suffer a tweak, a twist or a sprain.

Other New Zealand crew members including helmsman Peter Burling, were left suspended in the upturned hull of their 50-foot catamaran until support boats righted the craft. Today is nearly exactly three years since the British team officially launched their long-term challenge to bring the Cup home to British waters for the first time since the inuagural event in 1851 - 166 years ago - when it was held off the Isle of Wight.

Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka has revealed whether he thinks Mesut Ozil will stay on at the club over the summer. Delaney added Arsenal's priority remains persuading Sanchez to stay at the Emirates Stadium and sign a new deal, but they would at least consider selling him to Bayern should he want to depart.

West is looking up to working with Steve Ballmer , the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers . Through it all, despite All-Stars Chris Paul and Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan, the Clippers have shown only flashes of promise - consistently derailed by collapses.

But crashes involving blimps are "extremely rare", Dan Coffee, owner of the Wisconsin airstrip from which the blimp took off Thursday, told the Journal-Sentinel, and a check of the NTSB database seems to back this up. Other eyewitness reports says the blimp caught on fire shortly before hitting the ground. Video posted by someone attending the tournament shows the dark form of the crumpled blimp rapidly descending, eventually falling from view behind a crowded grandstand.

Justin Maynard, a sales manager for AirSign, said only the pilot was on board the craft. "He stayed with the blimp until it went down", he said, adding that a crew member on ground pulled the pilot from the wreckage. "It appears the pilot parachuted out", Johnson, who was watching the game, said. Her daughter, an advanced emergency medical technician working on the scene, said that the pilot was alive when he was picked up by a helicopter near the farm, and is now "getting the medical ...

During his career, he played in seven All-Star Games and was named to the First All-Rookie Team in 1983. Housley takes over a team that stagnated under Murray in extended its franchise-worst playoff drought to six seasons. He was selected No. 6 overall in the 1982 National Hockey League draft by the Sabres, and after his tenure in Buffalo, he played for the Winnipeg Jets , St.

For Irishman McGregor , who has won titles in various UFC weight divisions, professional boxing is an unknown territory. "People will think I'm insane and people will go mad about this but, mark my words, Conor McGregor is going to knock Floyd Mayweather out cold", he told Sky Sports .

Larin, 22, was stopped at about 2:30 a.m.by the Florida Highway Patrol after being observed driving in the wrong direction down the wrong lane of a four-lane highway. Police described Larin's eyes as "extremely bloodshot and glossy", said there was an "obvious odor of alcoholic beverage omitting from the vehicle" and noted he spoke with "slurred speech".

Morgans men are through to the Champions Trophy semi-finals following their victory over New Zealand , but the same can not be said for the Aussies, who will be out of the tournament should England win. New Zealand will look to revive their Champions Trophy campaign by beating England in Cardiff today after a frustrating start to the one-day worldwide tournament.

Last year, as everyone knows, the Warriors were a handful of plays from staking "best team ever status" deep in the topsoil. Two clutch threes by J.R. The Warriors were back in form Monday, with Durant scoring a Finals career-high 39 points , seven rebounds and five assists. Kerr was hired as the Warriors' coach on May 19, 2014 and guided the team to a 67-15 regular-season record and an National Basketball Association championship in 2014-15.